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   Sqwertz to Char Jackson   
   Re: Why Do I Keep Blowing Up my USB Netw   
   05 Dec 20 15:42:57   
   
   From: sqwertzme@gmail.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:09:04 -0600, Char Jackson wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 07:47:24 -0600, Sqwertz    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>Both a NetGear 6120 and two TPlink A600 (T2U+) have died after I   
   >>connect them to USB extension cords.   
   >   
   >    
   >   
   > I would seriously consider closing most, or possibly all, of the distance   
   > with Ethernet rather than USB. If running Ethernet all the way isn't   
   > practical, what about running it as far as you can from your router toward   
   > your PC, terminating in a POE-powered access point that you place well   
   > within range of your PC.   
      
   That's not really possible due to the design of the house.  It would   
   be easier building a shelf 15" high, halfway up the cathedral   
   ceilings, and putting the router up there.  But that would look like   
   total shit.   
      
   -sw   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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